New Castle Northwest, PA is a small town located in the northwest corner of Pennsylvania. It has a rich history and diverse culture. Politically, New Castle Northwest has traditionally leaned Democratic, reflecting the overall tendency of Pennsylvania as a whole. However, in recent years the town has become somewhat divided between Democratic and Republican supporters. This divide was particularly evident in the 2016 Presidential Election when local residents split their vote fairly evenly between the two major candidates. With Mayor Joe Smith set to leave office in 2021, there will be an election for his replacement which is sure to be watched closely by observers from both sides of the political aisle. There are currently three known candidates running for mayor – Tom Brown representing the Democrats, Bill Turner representing Republicans and Independent candidate John Smith – but it remains to be seen who will emerge victorious come November 2021. In any case, this upcoming election promises to be an exciting one for New Castle Northwest's politics and residents alike!
The political climate in New Castle Northwest, PA is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, PA is strongly conservative. In Lawrence County, PA 34.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 34.6%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Castle Northwest, PA is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
New Castle Metro Area is strongly conservative.
Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
New Castle Northwest, Pennsylvania: d r r r R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in New Castle Northwest, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 214 contributions totaling $41,138 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 344 contributions totaling $121,495 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $353 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)